Fekjastølatn roundtrip from Hemsedal Trøym
This is a great hike where you go over mountains, past beautiful waterfalls and along the river. The hike can be done as both a round trip and an A to B trip, by parking a car at Fekjastølatn.
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This is a hike with many alternative routes. The trail follows streams both up and down which provide many opportunities for swimming and photography.
This route is shown as a round trip, but it is also possible to end the trip in Fekjastølatn and arrange transport to/from.
If you walk the roundtrip, you cross through Hemsedal Bygdetun, a village farm and an open museum in July.
Author's advice
Take a swim in the river descending from the hike in one of the many pools to cool down after a long hike.
Turn-by-turn directions
The hike that is shown is the round trip that starts in the town center of Hemsedal. You climb up the mountain on an old tractor road along the Trøymsåne river. At the top it flattens and you traverse through a wide valley, with Skurvefjell on the north side. There is a lake at the top, and an indistinct path for a short distance along the water, but if you walk along the water on the north side, you will come onto a clear path again on the other side. The path follows a stream down and you pass the beautiful waterfall Fekjanånefossen, before reaching Fekjastølatn. From there you take the trail south past the Top20 hike Gjeteberget and down through the museum grounds of Hemsedal Bygdetun. At the bottom of the road, turn right and go down to the main road Rv52. Turn right on the main road, and after about one kilometre, cross the road carefully and follow the gravel road down to the river. Follow the trail Hemsilstigen up the river on the right. At the end of the trail, go out onto the main road again and follow it the last bit back to the start.
Directions
Start by the tourist office and follow the road to the left up the hill for 1.5km. You will pass a farm, and after the farm follow the gravel road to the right.
Parking
Parking by tourist office.